you'll be with me next time

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I guess I should update, huh? I've been typing so much today, I'm about to get carpal tunnel syndrome. Ouch.

Do you guys have corn mazes in your towns? There's a big one at the Agricenter and I want to go to it. My brother went last week and had a blast. Maybe I can get a group together this weekend.

Our living room TV is slowly dying. Kathy's had it since our freshman year, and the picture is getting steadily worse. I had mentioned to Evan that we needed a new one but didn't want to spend the money. Last night he showed up at the apartment with another TV! It was one that he'd had in storage from his old apartment, and he brought it all the way over to surprise me. :) He's the most thoughtful boyfriend in the world. Unfortunately, it wasn't much better than our current TV, and it's too big for the entertainment center. So he took it back. But I was so touched that he would think of that. :)

Last night as I was listening to Room for Squares I realized that I live my life defensively, not offensively. It seems like my life mainly consists of stuff happening to me and me reacting to it. I don't really go out and make my life. Does that make sense? I mean, I've done lots of fun and good things this year, but I don't feel like I've grown much. I haven't been Pondering or making Life-Altering Decisions or Seizing the Day. I haven't changed careers or moved to an unfamiliar place. Maybe I'm not in that season of life anymore. Lately I feel more settled. Is that necessarily bad? It's something to think about, anyway.

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[moredetails.livejournal.com]

We have a corn maze. or.. maize. :) ha ha get it? I've been once, but it was really hot out. I'd like to go at night sometime other than Halloween. It would probably be fun!

I think it's easier to feel settled in where you are when you're in a serious relationship nearby that person. :) I have been feeling more settled, too. I'm getting past that need to have drastic changes. I think it's a good thing. I was reading a book that mentioned how important it is for families to settle somewhere instead of moving around a lot, so think of it as preparation for that mindset!

[danialand.livejournal.com]

They have one at the pumpkin farm. It's probably open by now. We should totally go!

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Which pumpkin farm? Dawn's family and I (and whoever else) were thinking of going to the pumpkin patch on Saturday, Oct 11.

[danialand.livejournal.com]

Bishops has one.

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

I've lived my whole life like that. I guess I'm not naturally proactive. That's a good thing to tell 'em during a job interview eh?

[aardwolf.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's good or bad really... just different. In MIS, we call that being reactive vs. proactive. Anyway, I certainly don't feel it's bad to be settled (says the guy buying a house.) You might want to try something spontaneous every now and then... you might like it. ;)

[salemgirl.livejournal.com]

Is it spontaneous if you plan to do it? Things that make you go... HMMMMMMMMMmmmmm!

[aardwolf.livejournal.com]

Well, spontaneous doesn't necessarily mean you have no idea what you're doing while you're doing it... There's an acceptable period of planning. For instance, planning for 1 day and then taking a flight to France would be considered spontaneous, even though there was considerable planning involved. So, I guess whether or not something can be considered "spontaneous" is a factor of relative cost as well as time spent planning. (Was that nerdy enough for you??? :P )

[salemgirl.livejournal.com]

Indeed... it was.... I appreciate the nerdiness though! :)

[laura8225.livejournal.com]

There is a huge corn maze every year near my college that my friends and I have gone to. They have two setups actually: one really big maze that opens in the early evening, and then when it gets dark, they also open their haunted maze (which isn't actually a maze, it's just a winding path through the corn and people in costumes jump out to scare you). It's pretty fun.

I don't think being settled is a bad thing. As long as you're happy where you are and in what you're doing, there's no need to make drastic changes. But if you are still looking for adventure every once in a while, you don't need to go somewhere exotic. You can turn almost any activity into an adventure. I do that sometimes. It makes me feel like I have an exciting life.

[amea.livejournal.com]

We had a corn maze that was a picture every year. One year it was a sunflower. The next it was a ghost. The next it was the logo for the local country station.

Yay midwest! ;_;

[salemgirl.livejournal.com]

Awww... That was very sweet and thoughtful! :)

re: last paragraph

[mszimbolist.livejournal.com]

this is something I've thought about a lot lately... not that I have figured out exactly what I think about it. =P You know, I think that one can feel settled -- and I think that's a good thing, to settle into a sort of peace in God -- while expanding horizons and looking for new ways to serve God.

I know what you mean with living life on the defensive instead of the offensive - I dont' know how bad that is for any given person, but for me it's wasting leadership resources that I know I have. I've been focusing this semester on letting God push me out of my comfort zone just so that I can be more useful, and He has been doing JUST THAT. I feel very at peace about it, though. ...at least, consciously. my extreme anxiety is another matter and I don't know where it comes from.

but who says anyone needs to make career changes or make life-altering decisions all the time?

another way I like to think about this is that if I died tomorrow, what I did for others today would make all the difference; not the decisions I made for my own future, or my dreams. thinking about the future & other issues can make me a more interesting & useful person in the long run, I guess....

I"m rambling and not relaly going anywhere. =P

[dirtbird.livejournal.com]

We don't have anything of the sort... corn mazes. We hardly have any real mazes ;)

I have to admit that I'm more driven to make life bend to my will than to react to it. Maybe not in quite so strong terms though ... heh :)

Oh oh oh!

[my-everafter.livejournal.com]

We have a corn maze- it is sponsered by Rock City and you can actually view it from Rock City-- looking down on it and seeing the design. Pretty cool! It's really little though compared to some others I've seen, so it hasn't tempted me yet. It is called the "enchanted maze" I think... following the "enchanted" theme of Rock City. Clever huh? =P

[enjoythemoment.livejournal.com]

I like it when people Capitalize statements to Make a Point. It's Hilarious and Clever.

Being settled isn't bad at all. Enjoy this season.